For over 20 years now, craftsmanship-led Japanese furniture manufacturer Kitani has been bringing a considered edit of mid-century Danish classics back to life, to the delight of design-lovers worldwide. (by Simon Keane-Cowell)

Tue 16.6.

Located along an arterial road with heavy traffic in Shiga, Japan, surrounded by commercial buildings and condos, this building was designed as an office building for a corporation. Consisting of four layers including the garage on the first floor, an office on the second floor, and a guest house on the third and fourth floors.

Thu 16.10.

On the former site of the Komatsu construction and mining equipment factory in Komatsu city, Ishikawa, Japan, Mari Ito / UAO has created the Science Hills science museum and communication center, a complex of four “low-rise waves”.

Commemorating the 400-year anniversary of Arita porcelain’s foundation, the ARITA 400project celebrates the traditions and techniques that have been refined over its long history in the town of its origin, Arita, in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Thu 14.8.

Multiple resting positions for ‘Dice’ furniture by Japan’s Torafu Architects, produces three different functions, a desk, a stool, or a side shelf. The name comes from the act of rolling it over, like a dice.